Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed Archaeology Egypt Science World news Middle East and north Africa +2 more Mon, 5 Oct
‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery Insects Science New South Wales Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Environment +5 more Mon, 28 Sep
Glimpses into lives of Roman surburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds Archaeology Roman Britain Science Heritage Somerset +2 more Wed, 23 Sep
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives Trump administration US healthcare Donald Trump US politics Health +6 more Sun, 20 Sep
New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia Bolivia Wildlife Endangered species IUCN red list of endangered species Peru +8 more Thu, 17 Sep
Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds Climate science Nepal-Tibet flood disaster Climate crisis Flooding Nepal +7 more Wed, 16 Sep
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions Science Mathematics Greece Architecture Europe +1 more Wed, 16 Sep
Ebola outbreak in DRC has peaked, say authorities, as infection rates slow Global development Global health Ebola Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa +7 more Tue, 15 Sep
Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist California Fossils West Coast US news Science +2 more Sat, 12 Sep
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